# 117-hr-9381: HARM Act

117-hr-9381, HARM Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9381
- Congress: 117
- Title: HARM Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act or the HARM Act This bill requires the Department of State to designate the PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. Such designation also applies to any affiliated and successor entities undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies or partners. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.) The President may waive the application of sanctions against these entities if the President determines it to be in the national interest.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
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## Sources
- [117-hr-9381 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9381)

## Related
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-1205: Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1205)
- [117-hr-6846: Corruption, Overthrowing Rule of Law, and Ruining Ukraine: Putin’s Trifecta Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6846)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9381 (as of 2025-11-18).